Passenger-car.



' C. R.- SEISER.

- PASSENGER UAR.

'APPLIOATION nnn'n 211.16. 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

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G. R. SEISER.

PASSENGER GAR. APPLIOATION FILED APR.'15,1909.

Patnted Oct. 25, 1910.

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PASSENGER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.-154, 1909.

Patented 0ct.25, 1910.

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PASSENGER GAR.

ABPLIOATION FILED APE.15, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

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- C H ARLIES RUDOLF SEISER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR-TO UNITEDRAILWAYS COMPANY 01? SAINT LOUIS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

PASSENGER-CAR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES RUDoL SnIsER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at the city of St. Louis,

in the State of Missouri, have invented cer- My invention relatesto thattype of passenger cars at present in use more particu-= larly uponstreet rallways, and wlnch are known as pay-as-you-enter cars.

of the parts back of it. Fig. II is a horizontal section taken throughthe car at the end illustrated in Fig. I. Fig. III is an 2 enlargedvertical section taken on the line' IIIIII of Fig. I through theconductors cab of the car: Fi IV is an elevation of the parts seen inFlg. III viewed from the} interior of the conductors cab. Fig. V is a, 2view partly in elevation and partly in ver tical section of a fragmentof the entrance door of the car and the mechanism by which outwardmovement of the entrance door 7 may be governed. Fig. VI is a verticalsection taken on the line VIVI, of Fig. V.' "Fig. VII is an elevation ofthe exit door of i the car viewed from the conductors cab.

In the accompanying drawings :1 designates the body of my car which, inso far as 1 it is concerned, except at the end of the car at which myimprovement is located, may be of. any common and ordinary construction,there being within said body a compartment 2, (see Fig. II).

3, designates the platform of the car between which and the main, orbody, compartment are openings 4 and 5, the former serving as anentrance opening from the platform to the main compartment, while thelatter serves as an exit compartment through which egress may be hadfrom the main compartment to the platform. The entrance opening 4 isnormally controlled V by. a swinging door 6 that is hinged to the bodyof the car at 7 adjacent to its side wall farthest removed from the exitopening 5. This door is so mounted that it may swing either inwardlyinto the main compartment of the car, which is the direction in which itis moved by passengers entering the main Specification of LettersPatent.

Figure I is an end elevation of my car, portions being broken away toafford a view Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application filed April 15, ,1909. Serial No. 489,971.

compartment from the platform, or outwardly when emergency demands, sothat it .swlngs over the platform 3. The inward movement is indicated bylight dotted lines.

and the outward movement by heavy dotted lines, Fig. II. The entrancedoor, however, is intended to be moved inwardly only under ordinarycircumstances and when the door is closed its free edge occupies aposition adjoining a compartment post 8 located between the maincompartment 2 and the platform 3, and with which is associated means tobe hereinafter more particularly referredto by which, under ordinaryconditions, outward movement of the entrance door is prevented.

The platform 3 has located thereon a conductors cab which, in the main,consists of a stationary wall that separates the main or outer portionof the platform across which access to the entrance opening 4: is gainedfrom the exit opening 5, the remaining part of the cab upon the platformcomprising an exit door that controls an exit;

opening 9 of the cab at the entrance side of the platform between theside wall of the car body andthe outer end of the stationary wall at theentrance side of the platform.

The. stationary wall of the conductors cab comprises an outer post 10located at the entrance side of the platform, an inner post 11 adjoiningthe post 8 at one side of the entrance opening 4:, and intermediateposts 12 and 13. These several posts, except the post 11, are secured attheir lower ends to the platform 3 and at their upper ends to the bonnetor hood over the platform, the post 11 being secured to the post 8,which is a member of the main body of the car. The cab wall furthercomprises a casing 14: that extends upwardly for some distance from thefloor of the car platform and in which are sash receiving pockets 15,(see Fig. III), that receive sashes to be hereinafter more particularlymentioned. At the top of each pocket 15 is a sash rest rail 16. Theposts 11, 12, and 13 are provided at their sides with sash runways orgrooves,

as seen in Figs. I, III, and IV.

17 designates sashes that are located between the posts 12 and 13 and 11and 13, and whichare adapted to beraised and lowered in the runways inthese posts to such degree as to provide for the sashes be-,

ing at times lowered into the sash pockets within the casing 14, and atother times in positions in which they rest upon the rest rails 16,these two positions being indicated in dotted lines Fig. III, while atother times they are elevated to provide openings between their lowerends and the rest rails without the entire openings, adapted to beclosed by the sashes when they are in their intermediate positions,being unclosed by the sashes.

18 designates a sash located between the cab wall posts 10 and 12 andwhich may or may not, in so far as my invention is concerned, be amovable sash. Above the sash 18 and above the openings between the rails11 and 13 and 12 and 13 that are adapted to be occupied by the sashes 17are stationary sashes 19.

2O designates an exit door located at the exit opening 9 of theconductors cab, this door being most clearly seen in Fig. VII andbeingcomposed of two sections hinged to each other, and one of which ishinged to the outer post 10 of the cab wall, thereby providing for thedoor when opened being folded and moved to the cab wall, as seen in Fig.II. One of the sections of the door 20 carries a latch bolt 21 by whichthe sections of the door are locked in alined positions when the door isclosed and this bolt has a pull lever 22, (see Figs. II and VII), bywhich the latch bolt may be operated and the doors swung to either openor closed positions. For the purpose of providing for the guidance andfolding of the door sections I apply .to the section that is farthestremoved from the hinge support of the door and at its outer end avertical guide arm 23 that operates in a guide 2% and is adapted to berestrained from movement when the door is in an open position byengagement with a spring stop 25.

It is desirable to provide against the entrance door 6 being preventedfrom outward movement over the car platform in the ordinary use of thecar; but to provide for this door being opened in an outward directionupon emergency, I therefore provide means by which outward movement ofthe door is prevented under normal conditions, and which is under thecontrol of the conductor in his cab in order that he may free the doorfrom outward movement when there is occasion for such movement.

26 is a latch bolt that is mounted in the post 8 that is joined by thefree edge of the entrance door when in a closed position and projects toa limited degree across the outer face of said door. This bolt issurrounded by a spring 27 that normally tends to hold the head of thebolt in a projected position to serve as a stop for the exit door, whileupon the inner end of the shank of the bolt is a collar 28.

29 is a shift rod extending vertically alongside of the post 8 and atthe upper end of which is a vertically slotted shifter piece 30 throughwhich the shank of the bolt 26 extends. The shifter piece 30 is providedwith a cam 31 that is adapted to en gage the collar upon the shank ofthe bolt 26 when the shift rod 29 is moved upwardly, whereby said boltis retracted against the action of the spring 27, thereby withdrawing itfrom the position in which it serves as a stop to prevent outwardmovement of the entrance door. The shifter rod 29 is provided at itslower end and in the conductors cab with a lift arm 32 by which said rodmay be raised and lowered, and to provide for the shift rod beingmaintained in an elevated position, in order that the shifter piece 30may remain active upon the bolt 26, I employ a stationary mountedsupporting arm 33 located in front of the lift arm of the shifter rodand provided with a ledge 34, (see Fig. VI,) on which the lift arm mayrest to be sustained in an elevated position after the bolt 26 has beenretracted.

In the practical use of my car, the conductor remains in the conductorscab and collects fares from the passengers as they pass across theplatform of the car to the entrance door 6, on account of the faresbeing collected through the openings adapted to be closed by the sashes17. In warm weather, the sashes 17 are in lowered positions in thepockets 15 provided for their reception and consequently the openingsmentioned are unobstructed in order that the conductor may reachtherethrough. In cold weather, however, the sashes are in elevatedpositions to close the openings and rest upon the rest rails 16. Then,when the conductor is to collect the fares, he elevates either of thesashes 17 to a point such as indicated in full lines, Figs. III and IV,in order that he may reach beneath the sash. Upon elevating the sash,the conductor, to provide for its support, moves into position beneaththe sash a shiftable stop 35 that is preferably in the nature of a dog,and which is pivoted at 36 to one of the posts in which the sash isoperable. The stop 35 is adapted to be moved into the position seen inFigs. III and IV so that it will occupy a position beneath the elevatedsash for the support thereof and, when the sash is to be again lowered,it is only necessary to first elevate it to a slight degree, therebypermitting the stop to be swung upwardly and outwardly in order that thesash may be lowered to its normal position and serve its ordinaryfunction as a shield against the ingress of cold air into the conductorscab and therefrom into the main compartment of the car.

I claim:

1. A car body, an extension thereto, and

a fixed inclosure upon said extension extending from the floor to theroof of the extension and always in open communication with the carbody, the extension and body being in communication aside fromsaidinclosure; I

car body and having anfopening'between the interior and the exteriorthereof,- the extension and body being in communication aside from saidinclosure. a

3. A car body, an extension thereto, an

.inclosure upon said extension extending .from the floor to the roof ofthe extension and always in open communication with the car body andhaving an opening between the interior and the exterior thereof, andmeans for closing said opening, the extension and body being incommunication asideffrom sa1d lnclosure.

4. A car body, an extension-thereto, an

inclosure upon said extension, extending from the floor to the roof ofthe extension and always in open communication with the car body, thecar body having an opening providing communication with said extene s1onaslde from sa1d mclosure, the extension and body bemg 1n .communlcatlonaside from said inclosure.

5. A car body, anf'extensi'oni, thereto, an

inclosure upon said extension extending from the floor to the roof ofthe extension and always in open communication with the car body, thecar body having an opening providing communication with said extensionaside from said inclosure, and means for closing said opening, theextension and body being in communication aside from said inclosure.

6. A car having a body, a platform carried by said body and constantlyin open communication with the interior of said car body, an immovablepartition on said platform separating the point of communication betweenthe interior of the body and the platform from the portion of saidplatform exterior of said partition, and a movable sash in saidpartition affording limited communication between the portions of saidplatform separated by said partition.

7. A car having a body, a platform carried by said body and constantlyin open communication with the interior of said body, an immovablepartition on said platform separating the point of communication betweenthe interior of the body and the platform from the portion of saidplatform exterior of said partition, the platform having a passagewayproviding communication from the space between the interior of the bodyand the partition to the exterior of the car, movable means forcontrolling said passageway, and a movable sash in saidpartitionaffording limited communication between the portions of saidplatform separated by said partition.

8. A car having a body, a platform carried by saidbody and constantly inopen communication with the interior of said bodyyan immovable partitionon said plat- :form separating the point of communication between theinterior of the body' and the platform from the portion of said platformexterior of said partition, the platform having a passageway providingcommunication from the. spacebetweenthe interior ofthe body andpartition to the ex-I;

separated by said partition, the platform-f.

and the interior of the body being also in communication aside from thepoint of communication partly inclosed by said partition.

9. A car having a body, a platform carried by said body and constantlyin open 51 communication with the interior of said body,-.an immovablepartition on said platform separating the point of communication between[the interior of the body and the platform from the portion of saidplatform exterior, of said partition, the platform havmg a passagewayprovidmg communication from the space'between the interior of the bodyand the partition to the exterior of the car, movable means forcontrolling said passa eway, a movable sash in said partition a ording'limited communication between the portions of said platform separated bysaid partition, the platform and the interior of the body being also incommunication aside from the point of communication partly inclosed bysaid partition, and movable means for controlling communication betweenthe platform and the interior of the body at the last named point.

10. A car having an opening at an end thereof, a plat-form carried bysaid car, a cab on said platform partly inclosing said opening andproviding communication between its interior and the exterior of thecar, communication being provided between said platform exterior of saidcab and the interior of the car, a door at the last mentioned point ofcommunication, and movable means for preventing movement of said door ina direction toward said platform.

11. A car having a body, a platform carconsisting of an outer postlocated at the entrance side of the platform, an inner post located atsaid first named post, intermediate posts, a casing between a pair ofsaid posts having a sash pocket, and a sash rest rail at the top of saidpocket.

12. A car having a body, a platform carried by said body and constantlyin open communication with the interior of said body, a post locatedbetween the interior of able wall on said platform, separating the pointof communication between the interior of the body and the platform froma part of said platform exterior of said wall, said wall consisting ofan outer post located at the entrance side of the platform, an innerpost located at said first named post, intermediate posts, a casingbetween a pair of said posts having a sash pocket, a sash rest rail atthe top of said pocket, and a shiftabl'e stop secured to one of saidposts for supporting the sash in an elevated position.

13. In a car, in combination with the body thereof, an extendedplatform, a compart-- ment on said platform opening into said body, anexit door at the outer end of said compartment opening on the platformstep,

an open entrance-way to the platform, and

an entrance door adjacent the inner end of said compartment leading fromthe platform to the body of the car.

let. The combination in a passenger car, of

a body portion and a platform, a transverse partition separating thebody portion from other passageway being open, a partition separatingthe platform into ingress and egress sections, and a door closing theexit opening of the egress section, said egress section communlcatingwith the body of the car through the open passageway. said body and saidplatform, and an immov- 15. The combination in a passenger car, of abody portion, a platform, a transverse partition separating the platformfrom the body portion, said partition having two passageways, one forthe entrance and the other for the exit of passengers, a door closingthe entrance passageway, the exit passageway being open, a partitionseparating the platform into ingress and egress sections, saidpartitions extending from the floor of the platform to the hood, a doorclosing the exit opening of the egress section of the platform, and apart of the partition being so arranged that the conductor standing onthe egress section of the platform may receive fares from passengersentering I the car.

CHARLES RUDOLF SEISER.

In the presence of- MICHAEL OBRIEN, J. D. GRAFTON, ROBT'. MoOnLLooH.

